HELIX.— Plate CLXXXIX. 



ijiiri! »iiboi/iiM ; siilura impre»»a ; aii/ractil/iif qiiin- 

 que, dfctici-roliiiitlalU ; aperiurd oblique luiiari, tabro 

 simplici, ter»ut columellam tubcalloto. 



The bayed Helix. Shell with n minute covcrtd umbi- 

 licus, globoscly conoid, rather thin, obliijucly striated, 

 gn'vish-white, rayed with a few black-browii blotches ; 

 spire rather obtuse ; suture impressed ; whorls five, 

 slantingly rounded ; aperture obliiiuely lunar, lip 

 simple, rather callous towards the columella. 



Pfeiffeu, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1854. 



llab. Solomon's Island. 



A rather firm, grey, tessellated, obtusely conic shell. 



Species 1323. (ilus. Cuming.) 



Helix euclastA. Jlel. leatdanyusti umlUicald,orbieu- 

 lari, funco-comed, dense coatellato-striald ; gpird con- 

 texd ; suliird imprfs-id ; aii/rar/ibiis qiiatiior ad qiiin- 

 que ; aperiurd traii-nenim luiiari, labro simplici, ad 

 umbilicum sublate dilatatd. 



The neatly hibbed Helix. Shell narrowly urabili- 

 cated, orbicular, brown-horny, densely rib-like stri- 

 ated ; spire convex ; suture impressed ; whorls four 

 to five ; aperture transversely lunar, lip simple, rather 

 broadly dilated at the umbilicus. 



Shcttlewortii (Mus. Cuming). 



llnb. Island of St. Thomas, West Indies ; Blauner. 



A simple brown-horny species, densely rib-like striated 

 throu'rhout. 



Species 1324. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix subfusca. Uel. tesld vix umbilicatd, depressd, 

 teiiui, subinjlatd, auraiUio-fuscd, laciyatd, nitenU ; 

 spird obtuse planald ; sulurd iiidixtiMcld, leriler mar- 

 giiiatd; aiifractibus quatuor, tix coiirexis, celeriter 

 accrescent ibus ; aperiurd late lunari, siibobtiqud, labro 

 simplici, ad umbilicum breriter dilntato. 



The brownish Helix. Shell scarcely umbilicated, de- 

 pressed, thin, rather inflated, orange-brown, smooth, 

 shining ; spire obtusely flattened ; suture indistinct, 

 slightly margined ; whorls four, scarcely convex, in- 

 creasing quickly ; a|ierture broadly lunar, rather ob- 

 lique, lip simple, shortly dilated at the umbilicus. 



Pfeiffek, Pro. Zool. Soo. 1S4S, p. I(i9. 



JIab. Surs'Ogon, Island of Luzon, Philippines ; Cuming. 



A light orange-honiy transparent shell, partaking of the 

 characters of I'iiriiia. 



Species 1325. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix PlaNTI. I!el. test/i angusti utti' ■ jiresto- 



glubosd, sordide uliraceo-rorued, rpid- ■pilota, 



oblique teHuitiriald ; spird depressd, apice subacuUi ; 

 aiifractUiHs quiiique, plano-courexis, ' ;- 



rinato ; nperturd Iraimrrrni lumiri, ■/ 



umbilicum breriter late dilatalo. 



Plant's Helix. Shell narrowly umbilicated, depressly 

 globose, dirty olive-horny, with a subpilosc e|)iderniis, 

 obli(|uely finely striated ; spire depres;«:d, apex rather 

 sharp; whorls five, flatly convex, the last obtusely 

 keeled ; aperture transversely lunar, lip simple, shortly 

 broadly dilated at the umbilicus. 



Pfeiffek, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1S54. 



llab. Cape Natal, South Africa. 



A dull homy shell, with a slightly hairy epidermis. 



Species 1326. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix subconoidEA. llel. testd rix umbilicatd, de- 

 presso-orbiculari, tenui, pellucido-comed, niiente, su- 

 pra deu.ie plicato-costellatd, infra Ittriore ; spird sub- 

 conoided ; nufraelibus quinque, superne j <. 



deinde obtuse angulatis ; aperiurd oblique ■ 



simplici. 



The scbconoid Helix. Shell umbilicated, dcpresjly 

 orbicular, thin, transpaa'ut horny, shining, dcuH-ly 

 plicately fine-ribbed above, smoother below ; spin- 

 subconoid ; whorls five, rather flat at the upper part, 

 then obtusely angled : aperture obliquely lunar, lip 

 simple. 



Pfeiffek, Pro. Zool. Soc. ISol. 



Jlab. ? 



A bright olive-horny shell, of almost glassy textiirc, 

 densely fine-ribbed on the spire, obtusely angled at the 

 periphery. 



